Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Great Bend, Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD)

Lat: 38.35°NLon: 98.87°WElev: 1886ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SE 16 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 15 Jun 2:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Shaffer KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 8 to 17 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 95 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 8 to 17 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Breezy.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 75. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Windy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Breezy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Windy.
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Point Forecast:
Shaffer KS
 38.48°N 99.08°W (Elev. 1939 ft)
3:30 pm CDT Jun 15, 2025
3pm CDT Jun 15, 2025-6pm CDT Jun 22, 2025
 
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